As of now, there are six, each with their own quirks and traits to offer. As of now, there’s no way to remedy this there’s no kick option, but that might change down the road, once the game hits Switch and mobile and it’s been properly optimized.Ĭombat in Dauntless overall is simple, but varies from weapon to weapon. Other times you’ll end up with worse people who show up and do absolutely nothing, preferring to tool around and leave you and whoever else to fight the monster while they end up reaping the rewards when you invariably do kill it (or die). Another big issue is ‘leavers’, people who join solely to gather resources from the map and leave, leaving you with a monster that has much higher HP than your squad is equipped for (Behemoth HP and damage output scales in accordance with how many people there are in a mission).

If, say, you need to exit out for whatever reason, the game doesn’t let you you have to go through the process of making it to the quest lobby, then returning to the main menu, something far more arduous and unnecessary than it needs to be. However, the matchmaking setup has some serious tweaks in need of addressing.

Missions by default are set to search for other players eager to participate in the same quest as you and once matchmaking is complete, off you and your crew go to put a bullet or a blade in whichever unlucky beastie has incurred your wrath (or need for a hat). And like the green-capped hero’s seafaring adventure, it paid off, big time.Īs an MMORPG, Dauntless is co-op, and does all it can to let you know that. Like the visuals themselves, it was a bold move. It harkens back to Wind Waker, when The Legend of Zelda undertook its first foray into cel-shading. Whether the game is day or night, each hunt will leave you staring in awe at the art style and how visually explosive it is. Even the flash and numbers from your attacks look like things from a well-financed Saturday morning cartoon, and you might find yourself getting distracted by the smooth, fine visuals just in time to take a Shrike glide to the face. The game’s cel-shading makes everything pop, from the smallest of plants to the most towering of creatures.

And while Monster Hunter is currently top dog of the, well.monster-hunting genre, Dauntless manages to bring some things to the table that are familiar to longtime veterans of the Capcom jewel, while also brand new and inventive.įor starters, the art. Both games have varied weapons, legions of gear to craft, and of course, big bad monsters to slice, dice, stab, jab, or shoot. In this day and age, with originality being a lofty goal that seems like a good standard for games, it’s inevitable that comparisons will abound within certain genres. Reviews // 5th Aug 2019 - 2 years ago // By Shayne Brown Dauntless Review

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